Bertha

Bertha
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Trials (Murder)
ISBN: 9780981825267

What is Philosophy?

What is Philosophy?
Author: C. P. Ragland
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780300087949

In this stimulating book, six leading philosophers--Karl-Otto Apel, Robert Brandom, Karsten Harries, Martha Nussbaum, Barry Stroud, and Allen Wood--consider the nature of philosophy. Although each of them has a unique perspective, they all seem to agree that philosophy seeks to uncover hidden assumptions and concepts in order to expose them to critical scrutiny. It is thus entirely fitting that philosophers should examine their own assumptions about the nature of their discipline. As they delve into the nature of philosophy, the authors address many fascinating subjects: what makes philosophy different from natural science, religion, and other branches of the humanities; whether philosophy can contribute to political transformation, and if so, how; whether there can ever be an "end of philosophy"; and more. The editors' introduction ties together the contributors' diverse perspectives by noting common themes, similarities, and differences.

Lacan: Topologically Speaking

Lacan: Topologically Speaking
Author: Ellie Ragland
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1635421101

The study of topology examines the way something can change shape while still retaining the same properties. Jacques Lacan devoted the last part of his teaching to the topology of the subject. During the 50s, he gauged the topology of surfaces (torus, Moebius strips, Klein bottles, crosscaps) and from 1972 on, he studied the topology of knots (Borromean, the sinthome). Showing that bodily and mental life function topologically, he did what no one had done before: he added to the logic of how representations function, the logic of jouissance or libidinal meaning that "materializes" language by making desire, fantasy, and the partial drives ascertainable functions of it. For Lacan, topology is neither myth nor metaphor. It is the precise way we may understand the construction and appearance of the subject. Space is multidimensional in terms of both meaning and logic. Lacanian topology answers questions of post-structuralism while revealing the flaws in its theories. It also advances a 21st-century teaching that obviates symbolic logic and its positivistic assumptions. Applications are made to the clinic, to literature, and to the social sciences. The authors collected here include world renowned Lacanian topologists such as Jacques-Alain Miller, Jeanne Lafont, Jean-Paul Gilson, Pierre Skriabine, Juan-David Nasio, Jean-Michel Vappereau, and several new theorists from the United States and Europe.

Making Physicians

Making Physicians
Author: Evan R. Ragland
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9004515720

Making Physicians displays the pedagogical practices that formed students into physicians, debunking longstanding myths by showing how much anatomy, sense experience, and materials mattered to Galenic medicine. Humanist book learning combined with hands-on training with medicines and exploring bodies, both living and dead.

Jacques Lacan and the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis

Jacques Lacan and the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis
Author: Ellie Ragland-Sullivan
Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1986
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Offers an analysis of Jacques Lacan's thought for the English-speaking world. Using empirical data as well as Lacan's texts, this title demonstrates how Lacan's teachings constitute a new epistemology that goes far beyond conventional thinking in psychoanalysis, psychology, philosophy, and linguistics.

Combustion Engineering

Combustion Engineering
Author: Kenneth W. Ragland
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2011-05-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466500018

Combustion Engineering, Second Edition maintains the same goal as the original: to present the fundamentals of combustion science with application to today's energy challenges. Using combustion applications to reinforce the fundamentals of combustion science, this text provides a uniquely accessible introduction to combustion for undergraduate stud

The Will to Reason

The Will to Reason
Author: C. P. Ragland
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0190264454

In 'Giving Aid Effectively', Mark T. Buntaine argues that countries that are members of international organizations have prompted multilateral development banks to give development and environmental aid more effectively by generating better information about performance.